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Full Freeview on the Angus (Dundee City, Scotland) transmitter

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The symbol shows the location of the Angus (Dundee City, Scotland) transmitter which serves 130,000 homes. The bright green areas shown where the signal from this transmitter is strong, dark green areas are poorer signals. Those parts shown in yellow may have interference on the same frequency from other masts.

This transmitter has no current reported problems

The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Angus (Dundee City, Scotland) transmitter.

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Which Freeview channels does the Angus transmitter broadcast?

If you have any kind of Freeview fault, follow this Freeview reset procedure first.

Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 H max
C39- (617.8MHz)546mDTG-20,000W
Channel icons
1 BBC One (SD) Scotland, 2 BBC Two Scotland, 7 BBC Alba HD, 23 BBC Three, 24 BBC Four (Scotland SD), 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 13 others

PSB2
D3+4
 H max
C42 (642.0MHz)546mDTG-20,000W
Channel icons
3 STV (SD) (STV North (Dundee micro region)), 4 Channel 4 (SD) Scotland ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 Scotland ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (STV Edinburgh), 35 STV+1 (STV Edinburgh), 71 That’s 60s,

PSB3
BBCB
 H max
C45 (666.0MHz)546mDTG-20,000W
Channel icons
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD Scotland, 102 BBC Two HD Scotland, 103 ITV 1 HD (STV West), 103 STV HD (STV West), 104 Channel 4 HD Scotland ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 108 BBC Scotland HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others

COM4
SDN
 H -3dB
C33 (570.0MHz)546mDTG-810,000W
Channel icons
20 U&Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 38 Channel 5 +1, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! action, 57 U&Dave ja vu, 58 ITV3 +1, 59 ITV4 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 TRUE CRIME, 68 TRUE CRIME XTRA, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 91 WildEarth, 93 ITVBe +1, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 251 Al Jazeera English, 255 FRANCE 24 (in English), 265 Rok Sky +1, plus 29 others

COM5
ArqA
 H -3dB
C36 (594.0MHz)546mDTG-810,000W
Channel icons
11 Sky Mix, 17 Really, 19 U&Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 Sky Arts, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 60 U&Drama +1, 65 That's TV 2, 70 Quest +1, 74 &UYesterday +1, 76 That's TV 2 MCR, 233 Sky News, plus 13 others

COM6
ArqB
 H -3dB
C48 (690.0MHz)546mDTG-810,000W
Channel icons
12 Quest, 25 U&W, 27 U&Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! christmas, 56 That's TV (UK), 63 GREAT! romance mix, 73 HobbyMaker, 75 That's 90s, 82 Talking Pictures TV, 84 PBS America, 235 Al Jazeera Eng, plus 18 others

DTG-8 64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)

Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Angus transmitter?

regional news image
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 112km southwest (228°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
regional news image
STV News 0.2m homes 0.8%
from Dundee DD1 4QB, 11km south (177°)
to STV North (Dundee) region - 24 masts.

Are there any self-help relays?

Glen Cova AActive deflector40 km N of Dundee
Glen Cova BActive deflector

How will the Angus (Dundee City, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?

1965-80s1984-971997-981998-20102010-132013-182013-1727 Nov 2019
VHFC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D E TW TW T
C11ITVwaves
C31com7com7
C33SDN
C34_local
C36ArqA
C37com8com8
C39BBCA
C42D3+4
C45BBCB
C48_local_local_localArqB
C49tv_off ArqBArqB
C53tv_offC4wavesC4wavesC4wavesD3+4D3+4D3+4
C54tv_offSDNSDNSDN
C55tv_offcom7tv_off
C56tv_offCOM8tv_off
C57tv_offBBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBCBBBCBBBCB
C58tv_offArqAArqAArqA
C60tv_offITVwavesITVwavesITVwaves -BBCA-BBCA
C61ArqB
C63BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2waves

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Table shows multiplexes names see this article;
green background for transmission frequencies
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W T
waves denotes analogue; digital switchover was 4 Aug 10 and 18 Aug 10.

How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?

BBCA, D3+4, BBCB 20kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB(-3dB) 10kW
com7(-6dB) 5kW
com8(-6.1dB) 4.9kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*(-7dB) 4kW
Mux C*, Mux D*(-10dB) 2kW
Analogue 1-4(-23dB) 100W

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Angus transmitter area

Sep 1961-Jun 1997Grampian Television
Jun 1997-Dec 2014STV plc
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only.

Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?

Radiation patterns withheld

Comments
Sunday, 20 February 2011
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David Wall
11:44 AM

I live just outside Tayport in Fife and I can see the Angus transmitter from here. The bearing is 340 degrees magnetic. I can get all the BBC channels perfectly but all the ITV channels are very poor and keep breaking up. I have bought a new digital ariel for the switchover - and it is in the loft. I have tried re-tuning, and orientating the ariel with a compass and a digital signal meter but to no avail. Any ideas please?

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Briantist
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12:09 PM

David Wall: I can't really be sure without your full postcode.

However, loft aerials are poor for reliable Freeview reception. The best thing you could do is relocate the aerial to the roof where it can have a clear line-of-sight to the transmitter.

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Saturday, 12 March 2011
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Liam Bradley
10:18 AM
Forfar

Hi. I'm a little confused by your overlay map. I'm in Forfar under green. Q1: What other Tx should I point at to get a "better" signal? (Compass direction will do.) Q2: Should I be now able to receive HD Freeview at my location?

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Sunday, 13 March 2011
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Mike Dimmick
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2:04 AM
Reading

Liam Bradley: The predictions here are a bit unreliable - Digital UK's predictor shows you should get better results from the Angus transmitter than from Durris, the only alternative, particularly on the commercial channels (until they go to final channels and power in June, you would get no service).

As Angus and Durris have already switched over, yes, you should be able to get HD services, if you have a 'Freeview HD'-logo TV. If your TV says 'HD Ready' you will need an additional Freeview HD box.

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Monday, 28 March 2011
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Nathalie Daily
1:03 PM
Dundee

Hi,
Today I am only receiving the BBC channels but no other (no channel 4 or 5 or stv ).
My postcode is DD2 2LX.
Is there a reason for that?

Thank you
Nathalie Daily


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Mike Dimmick
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5:40 PM
Reading

Nathalie Daily: Digital UK currently predict that your reception of signals from Angus is expected to be poor. That is, it won't work reliably. This is expected to improve some time next year (it just says 2012). It isn't clear what's causing the problem - it's likely to be a distant transmitter using the same frequencies that will switch next year, though I can't see an obvious clash.

You might get better results from the Tay Bridge relay, but it only transmits the three public service multiplexes, rather than all six.

It shows that you might currently get a better service from the Craigkelly transmitter, but that this will actually get worse after switchover.

It is only a prediction, and the real situation is more complex than the computer model shows. A local installer may be able to provide more advice.

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Aaron
7:24 PM

In Ballinshoe using Gallow Hill (Angus) trasmitting aerial. No Freeview service since 1pm we have all the BBC channels but no other muxes. Could anyone explain

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Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
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John
12:14 AM
Dundee

Hi there,

I live in DD5 3NA and I can only pick up PSB 1 & 2. The three COM signals do not appear to be picked up. I have used the Tay Bridge relay but today moved my aerial to the Angus transmitter - no change. My folks live further away in Carnoustie but they manage to receive all of the channels. It is only a loft aerial. Might this be the problem?

Thanks for your help/advice.

John

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6:14 AM

John: You are predicted to receive all six multiplexes from the Angus transmitter with a rooftop aerial. Loft aerials are not suitable for reliable Freeview reception.

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